One Woman's Welfare Struggle Turns to Self-Reliance
A welfare survivor recalls hardship from 1975 to 1978 after her husband left with an infant. She details tight budgets, food stamp limits, and stigma, then credits a CETA job with enabling independence and a successful eight year business venture.
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Dear Abby Readers Gift Inequality Sparks Birthday Debate
Dear Abby responds to a reader asking for tactful ways to address birthday gift disparities in a large family. She notes siblings and cousins often gift differently, and that reminding relatives would be in extremely poor taste, given the shared family dynamics and expectations.
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Horoscope Birthday Special Brings Astrological Guidance
Ingenious ideas may help you beat competition and credit family for assistance. Aries through Pisces offer advice on study, investment, career moves, romance, and finances with cautions about secrecy and prudent decisions shaping the year ahead.
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